The divine right of infant-baptism asserted and proved from Scripture and antiquity. By Increase…The divine right of infant-baptisme asserted and proved from Scripture and antiquity. By Increase…

Arg. 4. They that have the inward grace signified by Baptism have right to the outward sign. That is the Apostles own Argument, Act. 10.47. and 11.17. But some Infants have the inward grace signified by Baptism. The Subjects of Christs special blessing have the inward grace signified by Baptism. But this is true, concerning some children. There were that brought young children to Christ, and when his Disciples rebuked those that brought them, he was much displeased, and said unto them, suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom of God, and he took them up in his Arms put his hands upon them, and blessed them, Mark. 10.13, 14, 16. Those children, doubtless were in the state of Infancy, for Christ took them up into his Arms. And they are termed little children, The Greek word (Paidia) properly denoteth one that is not above seven years old. The same word is used concerning Christ, whilst an Infant, Math. 2.11. Now it is a known Determination, Infantem accipimus septem annis minorem. And Luke hath put it out of Question, by declaring that those children were Infants, Luk. 18.15. (tabrephe) i. e. Nurslings, or Babes, as the same word is translated, 1 Pet. 2.2. He that when on Earth did vouchsafe such a visible sign and Testimony of his Respect to little children, and manifest such holy indignation against his own Disciples, when they would have with-held such from his blessing, is surely offended with those that will not suffer them, to be brought under the dispensation of his blessed Ordinances now. One thing signified by Baptism is Regeneration, Joh. 3.5. Tit. 3.5 And that some children have this, shall (by the help of Christ) be demonstrated when we come to the next Argument. Again, Baptism doth seal Union with Christ, and incorporation into his mystical body